August 2007
22 posts
Jamie's PS1 collection, and how to customize your...
Real hackers rock a shell with style (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
July 2007
33 posts
PS1 collection: customize your bash prompt
Tired of your dull bash prompt? I rock a different bash prompt on each machine I use to help tell them apart. Vary the colors, add a dash of bold… parentheses, braces, brackets? Heck, maybe even a datestamp. This here is my PS1 collection, for my reference and your inspiration. Also some notes on crafting your own sweet prompts.Introducing PS1 What’s your current prompt?
echo $PS1
How to change...
Firefly/mt-daapd Nightly Snapshots
Open-source iTunes music sharing server… ourTunes compatible, no 5 person/day connection limit, and other Apple commercialware nonsense (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
WYMeditor demo, uses jQuery
The most excellent WYSIWYG editor has a jQuery plugin. And there was much rejoicing. (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Ajax Web Developer: $240k per year… with only one...
“Must love bombs.” No, that’s not it. (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
ASCII Generator
Make ASCII art of words, peep the “_all fonts with your text_” font (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
YSlow for Firebug
Firebug/Firefox add-on to diagnose geriatric web sites (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
LVM2 Package Broken in Ubuntu Feisty (with fix)
For others dealing with a multitude of partitions… (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Dynamic virtual hosts - mod_rewrite Cookbook
Setup USERNAME.domain.com (or whatever) (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Filemarks: save files to your iPhone
Got a shiny new iPhone and frustrated by how difficult Apple makes it to put high-res photos, PDFs, and other files on it? Download Filemark Maker, a tiny app that makes it easy to generate bookmarks with the data stored inside (known as DataURLs). Drop a file on the app, bookmark the generated link, sync with your iPhone, and enjoy offline files, like subway maps and eBooks. Hacked together at...
NWA Worker Ejaculates On Passenger - Consumerist
Classic (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Freelancers Forgo Office Space for Casual...
Wired story about Jelly, my favorite coworking session… I’m not quoted in the story, but I am in the photo! (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Giuliani: "I'm steam pipe explosion-free"
Do I even have to say how this steam pipe thing reminded me and every other New Yorker of another hysteria-causing catastrophe. That’s right. The big one: 8-19. I’ll always remember where I was on that balmy August afternoon in 1989 when the steam pipe exploded near Gramercy Park. Three times as many people were killed in that blast. (via News dugg by jamiemwilkinson)
Filemark Maker: put files on your iPhone
Wrote this little app today… stores data inside bookmarks for viewing on iPhone, even offline (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Save files to your iPhone with filemarks (like...
Filemark Maker lets you store high-res images, text files, and PDFs on an iPhone, which Apple doesn’t allow you to do. By storing the data in a bookmark you can just open it in MobileSafari, even when the phone is offline. Free, source available. (via News dugg by jamiemwilkinson)
The data: URI kitchen
Convert data into a bookmark (!) Like a bookmarklet on steroids (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Kick Map, improved NYC subway map
Much cleaner, easier to distinguish the different trains… but no high-res download :( (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Subway maps of the world
Not the official versions and not very sexy, but there are tons of them (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
telekinesis/iPhone Remote
Custom web server for your Mac that allows remote access to files, playing media, VNC, terminal… pretty slick (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Harry Potter Book 7 in the Wild! (with photos)
See what happens when you go out in NYC with a counterfeit copy of the new Harry Potter book! (via News dugg by jamiemwilkinson)
Blended iPhone on eBay (with blender)
Will it blend? It certainly did, now it’s selling for >$1000 (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Subscription to CRAFT Magazine
Michelle (two L’s) is on the cover this month for robotclothes (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
YouTube - hifana wamono
Unbelievably dope Japanese music video (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
SahaBlog
Web2.0 sites need and can have better email notifications ads advertisting (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
RubyOSA: Ruby/AppleEvent Bridge
Do AppleScript in Ruby. Also see appscript (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Useless web2.0 email notifications need to go
Why don’t social networking websites just include the message/link/note/whatever in the damn email itself? (via News dugg by jamiemwilkinson)
Ubuntu Graffiti on Brookyn Bridge (courtesy...
Ubuntu Laser Tagged on the Brooklyn Bridge last night. Viva La Revolucion! (via News dugg by jamiemwilkinson)
iPhone Dev Wiki
Hack the phone (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Ajaxian » iPhone Web Development Tips and Official...
With some more tips on iPhone dev (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Gas.app
Find local gas stations. Probably one of the nicer iPhone apps I’ve found (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
iPhone for Web Developers - Optimizing Web...
Official docs from Apple — sparse, but official (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
White Glove Tracking
Code released, demos online. Get your glove on (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
Firebug for iPhone
Javascript debuggin’ from iPhone to computer (via del.icio.us/jamiew)
